From the Times of Malta, with thanks to Ali Dashti: Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has rebuffed comments by a top Vatican official that Muslim Turkey should drop its quest to join the European Union on cultural grounds, saying the papal state has no say in the matter. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, doctrinal head of the Roman […]
Anti-dhimmitude: We must show terrorists we won’t be cowed
Excellent observations from Singapore’s Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean on the purpose of terrorism and the proper response. From the Straits Times, with thanks to Ali Dashti: TO SUCCESSFULLY defend ourselves against terrorism, we first have to understand how terror actually strikes. At first glance, terrorism appears to be primarily a physical threat. A building […]
How to win the jihad
Dr. John Alexander is a private consultant and serves an adviser to the Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. His books include The Warrior’s Edge (1990); Future War, with a Foreword by Tom Clancy (1999); and the sequel, Winning the War, which was published in August 2003. In May, he presented a paper at the […]
A letter from playwright Glyn O’Malley
Glyn O’Malley, the brave and principled playwright whose play about a Palestinian suicide attacker, Paradise, was savaged by CAIR, just sent me this message: Dear Friends and Colleagues: I was taught to never “bury the lead,” so I won’t. This is a letter asking you for money. Now, please allow me to tell you why. […]
Cummins: Muslims are a threat to our way of life
Another astoundingly courageous and insightful piece from Will Cummins in The Telegraph (thanks to Fanabba): Konrad Henlein, the Nazi leader of the Sudeten Germans – whose cynical attitude to liberal, democratic, minority-friendly inter-war Czechoslovakia offers a metaphor for what we face – once observed: “We must always demand so much that we are never satisfied.” […]
UK: Imams face English entrance test
Remember, as you read this story, that if all of this is being instituted now, that means it wasn’t being done before. Not just English, but “a knowledge of, and engagement with, British civic life” and “professional qualification.” And as has been abundantly established, there are clerics in Britain whose only engagement with British civic […]
Public outcry forces church to keep Moor Slayer’s statue
Despite the best efforts of their craven elites and the politically correct establishment, the Spanish are not all ready to deny their history and culture. From the Telegraph, with thanks to Susan: St James the Moor Slayer, Spain’s patron saint, has notched up another victory. Church officials have been forced to overturn a decision to […]
US, Israel, Australia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau: the Great Anti-terror Powers
The whole world has voted for terrorism — except for Australia, Israel, the US, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau. More evidence of the rank corruption and utter worthlessness of the UN. From AAP, with thanks to Kevin: Australia was among just six nations that opposed a United Nations resolution calling on Israel to tear […]
Norway: Anti-Muslim remarks rock the boat
A Norwegian politician is under fire for “anti-Muslim” remarks. From Aftenposten, with thanks to the many who alerted me to this: Populist Norwegian politician Carl I Hagen has a long track record of provocation in Norway. His latest frontal attack on Muslims at a Christian gathering this week may set a new record for the […]
Anti-Dhimmitude in Milan: Educators reject separate schooling for Muslim student
A heartening display of common sense in Italy. From AP, with thanks to Susan: ROME – Education authorities in Milan have blocked a plan by a local public school to create a separate class for Islamic students, a decision that fueled an ongoing debate over the role of Muslims in this predominantly Catholic nation. The […]